Senator David Leyonhjelm has been slammed for a tweet appearing to make a joke out of the Melbourne shopping centre attack.

A Today Show reporter unknowingly witnessed the same car that ran down pedestrians in Melbourne, hours before the attack.

A man has killed four people and injured 29 after driving a car through Melbourne's Bourke Street mall. Here's what we know.

Pedestrians running for their lives from an out of control vehicle in Melbourne narrowly escaped death by diving into a convenience store.

Veteran Aussie Brad Hodges has joined the chorus of disapproval calling Brendon McCullum's ban "a mockery".

A father-of-two has died after he was mowed down by a car in a suspected domestic dispute in Melbourne.

A young Melbourne family has been the victim of an appalling racial tirade where they were repeatedly told to "f*** off" and called "wogs".

Stacey Tierney, the woman who was found dead in a Melbourne strip club, kept a shocking secret from her family

The strip club where dancer Stacey Tierney died in mysterious circumstances is copping a furious barrage on its Facebook page.

Heavy storms have washed faecal matter into Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay, prompting experts to warn of a gastro risk.

A Melbourne landlord has been blasted after a tenant revealed he had installed a coin-operated toilet, requiring tenants to pay per flush.

The pair met on the netball court - although she doesn't remember.

Detective described injuries as "horrific and over a large period of time."

Chris Martin is renowned as a world class performer - but he fluffed his lines when he pulled the wrong woman up on stage ahead of a fan's proposal.

A tourist has told how she almost got in the car during an outback encounter with a man now charged with murder.

A Kiwi father-of-four has died in Melbourne eight days after being hospitalised for "sudden onset asthma".

Warning from Victoria's chief health officer that thunderstorms due to hit Australia later today may trigger respiratory problems - after earlier event killed 8 people.

A fisherman on the search for squid has landed a haul of two flamingos, one unicorn, a dinosaur and four grateful schoolies.

From the archives: A police investigation into Melbourne's runaway cruise control vehicle has been completed, but it hasn't provided the answers the terrified driver was looking for.

The mother of a New Zealand-born teen who allegedly stabbed an off-duty policeman in his own home, has made a public apology.

Student Omar Moujalled (second from left) was one of four victims who died in the freak thunderstorm asthma crisis that hit Melbourne.

A number of other patients remain in intensive care and one person is critical, the health minister said today.

At least two people are believed to have died from the unusual condition in Melbourne, but could it happen here?

A 20-year-old died after a perfect storm triggered hundreds of thunderstorm asthma attacks in Melbourne.

When a thunderstorm hit Melbourne yesterday, it triggered a rare phenomenon seen only four times in the last 30 years.

Victoria ran out of ambulances last night as wild weather triggered scores of cases of "thunderstorm asthma".

A teenager accused of stabbing an off-duty police officer during a violent home invasion was reportedly granted bail twice in two weeks.

Move over Sydney and Melbourne, another Australian city is set to become our strongest property market.

Going to nightclubs is a rite of passage for many 18-year-olds. But for transgender man Jack Clark, it can be a minefield.

A smooth African scam artist, dubbed 'Precious Max', used an online dating scam to trick Australian women into smuggling heroin for an international drug business.